Austin, for a high earner.
Where Silicon Valley money went when it stopped paying California tax. No state income tax, a lake in the middle of the city, and one of the fastest growing pools of new wealth in the American South.
In short, current to October 2026
- A person earning $1,000,000 and resident in Austin, United States, pays an effective 32% of income tax on the Patrician.ch 2026 model, keeping $680K. Of that, $320,000 is federal income tax, the same in every state, and Texas adds nothing, since it has no state income tax. At $300,000 the effective rate is 23%, and at $3,000,000 it is 35%.
- Capital gains on a disposal by a resident individual are taxed at 24% in total in Austin, so a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins carries roughly $1.2M, all of it federal, since Texas taxes no capital gains.
- Inheritance: no Texas estate or inheritance tax. The US taxes an estate at 40% above $15M per person in 2026. A US citizen spouse inherits free.
- A US citizen or green card holder needs no visa to move to Austin from another state. For a buyer from abroad, the realistic route in is Residence by investment, Founder & talent.
- Cost of the life is 78 on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, safety 7 of 10, schools 7 of 10. These 3 are Patrician.ch editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.
- Figures are current to October 2026. Tax thresholds and residence routes move, so confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.
Official sources: US Internal Revenue Service, Texas Constitution and Statutes, Travis County, Texas. Checked against them on .
Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Austin (Texas) tax and residence 2026 for a high earner, patrician.ch/cities/austin/, October 2026.
